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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/08/20)
Would somebody please explain to me, with all the bad things going on right now in this world, someone would come on Missouri Street behind my house, and bust up an antique table that I had set out before I went to work to paint when I got back home. This doesn’t make sense. Why would anyone do that? It was an in-table. It was an antique. I’ve had it for years. Whoever done this, you are wrong.
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Leonna Heuring: Meet 'my Corona'
(Column ~ 05/08/20)
Meet my Corona. She won’t make you sick but be warned: She may just inspire you during these tough times caused by another corona. “My Corona” is actually my grandmother, whose first name is Corona. Her friends call her “Coonie.” Born at her family home in New Hamburg, Mo., my grandmother said she walked to school every day (just down and then up the hill, she said), and when she was about 10 or 12 years old, she would milk three cows every day before school and after school...
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Jimmy Weakley
(Obituary ~ 05/08/20)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — James Kenneth “Jimmy” Weakley, 64, died April 14, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 2, 1955, at Cairo, Ill., son of the late Charles Arthur and Mary Virginia Ledbetter Weakley, he had lived in East Prairie for over 35 years where he was a member of the First General Baptist Church. ...
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Paul Murawski
(Obituary ~ 05/08/20)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Paul Stewart Murawski, 51, died April 28, 2020, at Plant City, FL. Born Oct. 19, 1968, at St. Louis, son of Karen Smith Crawford of Foley, Mo., and the late Edward Murawski, he worked at Camping World a number of years and moved to Seffner, Fla., to work at Nucycle Energy...
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Peggy Matthews
(Obituary ~ 05/08/20)
SIKESTON — Peggy F. Matthews, 97, died peacefully May 7, 2020, with family by her side. Born July 6, 1922, in Fulton, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Ethel Haley Frank and John Walker Frank. After graduating from William Woods College in Fulton, Mo., she continued her education by graduating from St. ...
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OrangeCrate satisfies Sikeston’s growing demand for food delivery
(Business ~ 05/08/20)
SIKESTON — As many local residents look for ways to stay at home as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new local Sikeston business has the answer. OrangeCrate opened in Sikeston about a month ago and is a delivery service that connects restaurants that want to have their food delivered with independent contractors willing to deliver it...
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Tipler honored
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
Family and friends of Jared Dante’ Tipler release balloons at the Hardee’s in Sikeston on Friday afternoon. Tipler (Nina Pop) was found murdered on New Madrid Street early Monday morning. The SEMO Major Case Squad was called in to investigate the death and the investigation is ongoing...
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Southeast Missouri’s first Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit opens Wednesday
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
SIKESTON — The 15-bed Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston officially opens Wednesday, providing specialized services closer to home for Southeast Missouri residents. “Historically, if an adolescent comes through our hospital and we place them somewhere, they are either going to Springfield, Mo.; Nevada, Mo.; or they’re going to St. Louis,” said Sarah Garner, behavioral health community liaison for Missouri Delta. “Those are the closest locations.”...
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Local grocery stores, restaurants feel impact of meat shortage
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
SIKESTON — Those looking for meat at the grocery story or those trying to purchase their favorite hamburger may have come up empty lately. As several U.S. production plants have been temporarily shuttered in the last two weeks due to workers getting sick from the coronavirus, the country is seeing a meat shortage...
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Area high school modify, reschedule graduations
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
SIKESTON — With the easing of restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, area high schools have rescheduled or modified their graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020. Bell City R-2, Dexter and Charleston R-1 school districts hosted the area’s first high school graduations...
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New Madrid man joins Mississippi River Commission
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The tug boat swirled the waters of the muddy Mississippi River as it moved barges into rows. It was the perfect backdrop for New Madrid native Riley James to be sworn in as the newest member of the Mississippi River Commission. The mission of the MRC, according to U.S. ...
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Sikeston residents to get new electric, water meters
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
SIKESTON — Sikeston residents will begin seeing workers replace their electric and water meters beginning this week. Anixter and Sikeston Board of Utilities crews will begin installing the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) this week while MB construction will install the new water meters...
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Scott County death toll reaches five
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
Five people have now died in Scott County as a result of COVID-19 and 16 additional positive cases are being reported in Mississippi County. The Scott County Health Department reported the fourth and fifth deaths in Scott County late Thursday afternoon. The Health Department did not release any further information on the deaths...
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Cox, Crowe named Students of the Month
(05/08/20)
SIKESTON — Charlie Cox and Jonathan Crowe were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for April. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2019-2020 school year...
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Seventh grade Top Dawgs
(05/08/20)
Sikeston Junior High recently announced its winners of All-Year Top Dawgs for the seventh grade. These students were chosen by the teachers from each quarter Top Dawg winners from the 2019-2020 school year. These children for followed B.A.R.K., which stands for Be Respectful, Act Responsibly, Ready to Learn, and Keep Safe. The seventh grade winners were Collin Scott and Mia Thornsbrough...
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Eighth grade Top Dawgs
(05/08/20)
Sikeston Junior High recently announced its winners of All-Year Top Dawgs for the eighth grade. These students were chosen by the teachers from each quarter Top Dawg winners from the 2019-2020 school year. These children for followed B.A.R.K., which stands for Be Respectful, Act Responsibly, Ready to Learn, and Keep Safe. Eighth grade winners were Kailey Couch and Danielle Martinez...
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Distributing food
(Local News ~ 05/08/20)
Members of the 1-138th Infantry Regiment of the Missouri National Guard in St. Louis assisted with Thursday’s distribution of food from the New Madrid Food Pantry, 201 Pinnell Lane. The 1-138th is working with food banks in Southeast Missouri due to the shortage of volunteers and is assisting with packing the food as well as distribution. ...
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